Cupronickel, 5 Centavos, Colombia, 1902

Cupronickel, 5 Centavos, Colombia, 1902.

With Colombia weakened by the Thousand Day War, and with U.S. support, Panama declared its independence. That led to the secession of the 10 mile wide Panama Canal Zone, for the canal that the U.S. only finished constructing in 1913.

Reverse, 5 Centavos. Obv., Republica de Colombia surrounding Lady Liberty.

Text, Rev., Obv. 20 secs each

Based on Furmaniac coding.